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Acmaeodera from CA - Acmaeodera retifera
Copyright © 2013 Ken-ichi Ueda

Acmaeodera from CA - Acmaeodera retifera
Mount Diablo State Park, Contra Costa County, California, USA
April 1, 2011
Feeding on an aster of some kind. Judging by other pics on BugGuide I was thinking this was Acmaeodera retifera, but I'm not sure how diagnostic the spot pattern is. Thoughts?

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Acmaeodera from CA - Acmaeodera retifera Acmaeodera from CA
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Contributed by Ken-ichi Ueda on 24 January, 2013 - 11:07pm
Last updated 25 January, 2013 - 10:58am

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Good call. The spot patterns (maculation) is all over the map on this one. Depending on locality, sometimes I won't put a positive ID on specimens as images.
… Richard L. Westcott, 25 January, 2013 - 11:00am login or register to post comments

 
thanks for the ID
The maculation definitely seems variable based on the BG pics. Are there other traits you look for to identify this species?
… Ken-ichi Ueda, 25 January, 2013 - 3:04pm login or register to post comments

 
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Gestalt!
… Richard L. Westcott, 28 January, 2013 - 10:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Richard L. Westcott, 25 January, 2013 - 10:58am login or register to post comments

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